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Antonyms for disability


Grammar : Noun
Spell : dis-uh-bil-i-tee
Phonetic Transcription : ˌdɪs əˈbɪl ɪ ti



Definition of disability

Origin :
  • 1570s, "want of ability;" see dis- + ability. Related: Disabilities.
  • noun disadvantage, restriction
Example sentences :
  • Certain sections of the nation get cured of this disability.
  • Extract from : « A Treatise on Parents and Children » by George Bernard Shaw
  • Take one child and put him under the disability that the twins were born with.
  • Extract from : « Now We Are Three » by Joe L. Hensley
  • Do you think that some exterior force is causing the President's disability?
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1930 » by Various
  • Only how the bonfires wouldn't burn if it should turn out to be only a disability after all.
  • Extract from : « Is He Popenjoy? » by Anthony Trollope
  • This disability was removed in 1802, and much benefit is expected to result from this measure.
  • Extract from : « Austria » by Frederick Shoberl
  • Discharged before the end of their term, 9169, including 7200 for disability.
  • Extract from : « The War With Mexico, Volume II (of 2) » by Justin H. Smith
  • They are not, being really due to the disability of the house-bound.
  • Extract from : « The home » by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
  • When we do it to gratify our slothfulness, or to cover our wilful ignorance and disability.
  • Extract from : « A Christian Directory » by Baxter Richard
  • The law of 1837 gave pay to officers from the time of their disability.
  • Extract from : « Thirty Years' View (Vol. II of 2) » by Thomas Hart Benton
  • (a) Give your opinion as to the causation of the disability.
  • Extract from : « The Australian Army Medical Corps in Egypt » by James W. Barrett

Synonyms for disability

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